San Diego Padres vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 7/23/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Padres vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Sunday, July 23, 2023

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: Peacock

The San Diego Padres (46-51) are traveling to Comerica Park on Sunday where they will try to beat the Detroit Tigers (44-52). The starting pitchers are Joe Musgrove and Tarik Skubal.

San Diego owns a slugging percentage of .404 and have been called out on strikes 824 times, while drawing a walk on 406 occasions. They have compiled 414 runs batted in as well as 751 base knocks over the course of the season, and their team batting average comes in at .234. The Padres have hit 169 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 121 baseballs out of the park. They are sitting with 434 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .324. As a unit, the San Diego Padres are earning 4.5 runs/g, which has them at 15th in baseball.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.62 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.26. Padres pitchers have surrendered 106 home runs and also 392 total runs (4th in MLB). San Diego has conceded 764 base hits (8.0 per 9 innings) and 362 earned runs. The Padres have compiled a team ERA of 3.78 for the season (4th in the league), and the staff has rung up 845 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 322 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.21 as a unit for the season.

Padres relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 75 times in addition to having 100 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have a total of 55 holds over the course of the season (11th in the league). The Padres bullpen have compiled a save rate of 55.6% and has entered the game in 100 save situations. They have 25 saves for the year and have blown 20 of their 45 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 116 base runners this season and 35.3% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. The Padres have sent 309 relief pitchers to the hill for the season.

The Padres have turned 70.4% of balls hit into play into outs out of 7,761 innings, which has them sitting at 5th in professional baseball. The San Diego Padres have accounted for 2,587 putouts thus far, in addition to 875 assists and 38 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .989 which has them ranked 2nd in pro baseball, and they have twisted 85 double plays.

Musgrove has taken the hill for 944 innings and has earned 938 K's during his MLB career. His earned run average is 3.74 (392 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.166. He has given up 865 hits (8.2 hits per 9 innings) and has had 236 walks. Musgrove (59-56 career mark) has a FIP of 3.76 and he has gone up against 3,927 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues.

The Detroit Tigers have an OBP of .299 as well as a batting average of .230 over the course of the season. They have been called out on strikes on 855 occasions (14th in MLB) and have earned a total of 746 hits. Detroit has accumulated 90 home runs this season and 365 RBIs. The Tigers have a team SLG% of .367 and they are earning 3.92 runs per game (28th in the league). They have put up 143 doubles, while taking a walk 308 times as well as recording 376 runs.

The Tigers hold a team WHIP of 1.233 and have a FIP of 4.18 as a squad over the course of the season. They are currently ranked 13th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 785. The Detroit pitching staff have conceded 453 runs for the year while holding a team ERA of 4.36 (415 earned runs surrendered). Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.40 (802 strikeouts against 271 bases on balls). They have conceded 112 HR's and they surrender 4.76 runs per 9 innings (20th in baseball).

Detroit has had relievers step onto the mound in 37 save chances and they have earned 22 saves. They sit at 20th in baseball with a save percentage of 59.5%, and they have sent 311 relievers to the mound this season. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 104 times in high leverage situations and also on 102 occasions with base runners. Detroit bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 33.3% of 141 inherited base runners. Sitting with 95 save situations, the Tigers have 56 holds and 15 blown saves.

The Detroit Tigers have gotten 75 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .983 (25th in baseball). The Tigers have 832 assists, 59 errors and have earned a total of 2,570 putouts for the season. In their 7,710 innings on the field, the Tigers hold a defensive efficiency of 70.0% (8th in the majors).

Thus far in his career, Skubal has given up 283 base hits while he has totaled 332 punch outs in 311 innings pitched. Skubal (16-25 mark in his career) has a 4.20 ERA and has allowed 8.2 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 145 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.209 and having a FIP of 4.2. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.57 and he has gone up against 1,293 opposing batters during his career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Detroit

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